On Saturday 18 June 2005 23:14, Kristin wrote: > Perhaps I misspoke my version of Linux it is from > http://slax.linux-live.org/download.php V5.05 I think > the kernel is 2.6.11.7. May 2005 release.
Sorry, assumed (wrongly) that slax was an abbreviation. Problem with live cd's is if they don't automagically support your hardware, you're going to have to configure it every boot (or modify the cd before burning). If you let me know what hardware you have, I can tell you any caveats I know about specific to it. eg. you probably need to load the module for your soundcards gameport _before_ loading the module for the joystick, but I'd need to know what soundcard you have (if any, maybe the gameport is on the motherboard?) to tell you which module to load. > Is there a JStest for windows? It seems modprobe does > not detect my gameport joystick in Linux. I never was > very well versed in Linux even though I used a version > called Linx about 10 years ago while at the USPS as a > tech on the mail sorting machines built by Martin > Marrieta. Not per se (at least as far as I know - short of setting up cygwin), but if I remember rightly, there is a joystick test gui buried in the control panel somewhere. Linux has come a long way since 10 years ago, but legacy hardware still tends to require manual configuration; I'm not having a go, I was using an ancient 2 button gameport joystick for years, until I fell across my current one on ebay for £9 (inc. p&p :). > The CH Joystick I have has a trigger, three buttons, > and a small "hat" four way switch, additonaly it has > trimmers for r-l and for-back and a third that works > as a throttle on my early version of MS- flight. You need to know how the os you're using sees them; whether they're axis or buttons, and what number the os has assigned them (not necessarily the same as labelled on the stick) > I know most of the FG forum is Linux oriented but I > would like to stick with win 98 as I have some other > hardware issues with switching OS's (mouse from ps2 to > ser port, modem does not work etc...) I also have > little or no $$$ to spend. My CH stick was $2 at a > thrift store, can't afford to go to Walmart and spring > $$ for a USB one. So I need to get this one working. I > probably do not need a full blown joystick file just > some information as to how to modify one of the files > already existing. Perhaps add the lines for added > buttons from a 2 or 3 button gameport stick already in > the distribution for windows. Once you've worked out how the os you're using sees your joystick (name, button & axis numbers), you can simply copy an existing joystick xml, open it in a text editor, change the <name></name> tag to match your joystick, and configure the buttons and axis as required (copy and paste from existing files, change the button/axis numbers to suit). Once you're happy with it, make sure to add a <js-named include="Input/Joysticks/CH/name_of_your.xml"/> to joysticks.xml in the flightgear root. -- Laurie Bradshaw _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
